Xx is for boxes.

 

This week we will be looking and listening for the letter Xx as we play and create with boxes.

Thank you to all who brought boxes in!! We will have lots of fun with them!!

Our KDI for the week is Gross Motor Skills- Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance and timing in using their large muscles. We will build, carry, lift and play with boxes, big and small.

Table Activities- Our table activities include coloring inside and outside of big boxes, making little boxes, pounding golf tees into boxes, building with boxes, adding pipe cleaners, buttons, beads to our holey boxes, matching games with different boxes and decorating little boxes.

Small Group Activities- Our small group activities include making our box into a "Not A Box", making a gift to go in our gift boxes, adding Xx is for box to our journal, and using our imagination on a Not a Box worksheet.

Large Group Activities- Box obstacle course, playing with boxes outside and finally wrecking a box will be our large group activities this week!

Books of the Week- "Not a Box" by Antoinette Portis and "What to do with a Box" by Jane Yolen are our books this week.

Bible Story- This week we are hearing the story of Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a wealthy tax collector who lived in the town of Jericho. He had heard about Jesus and wanted to see him. When Jesus was passing through the town of Jericho, Zacchaeus tried to see him, but he was too short, so he climbed up a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus. When Jesus passed by the tree, he called up to Zacchaeus and said, "Zacchaeus, come down! I'm going to your house today!" People were complaining- Jesus was visiting the house of a sinner, a tax collector! Zacchaeus gave half of his possessions to the poor and if he had cheated anyone, he paid them back four times the amount he had cheated. The Holy Spirit had worked faith in Zacchaeus' heart and he couldn't help but respond. Jesus commented- The Son of Man has come to seek and save the lost.  Just like the prodigal son, the lost sheep, the lost coin. We were lost and Jesus came to save us and everyone else lost in the world. He became one of us to save all of us!! I pray we'll have peace and comfort knowing that better and better as we draw closer to our Easter celebration of all Jesus has done for us!

Just a couple of pics this week- next week I'll remember to take more!!